Child Malnutrition Mortality in Antioquia Municipalities, 2005-2024

Population and mortality case numbers for children under five due to malnutrition in the Antioquia department of Colombia from 2005 to 2024. The data is updated annually with validated and closed figures from the previous year, sourced from www.datos.gov.co. It enables the calculation of annual mortality rates for public health analysis.

Use Cases

• Calculate annual malnutrition mortality rates using NumeroCasos and NumeroPoblacionObjetivo for specific Año and NombreMunicipio.
• Analyze regional disparities in child health by grouping data by CodigoRegion or NombreRegion.
• Track temporal trends in malnutrition mortality from 2005 to 2024 using the Año and NumeroCasos columns.
• Map mortality cases geographically by joining on CodigoMunicipio or NombreMunicipio with external shapefiles.

Strengths

• Covers a 20-year time range from 2005 to 2024.
• Includes granular municipal-level data with CodigoMunicipio and NombreMunicipio.
• Updated annually with validated data, last updated on 2026-05-18.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official public health records.

Time Range

2005 to 2024

Freshness

Updated annually; last updated 2026-05-18 18:45:53.

Geography

Municipalities within the Antioquia department, Colombia.